British label BBE Music has announced a new tribute album to David Bowie. Modern love arrives on May 28 and includes covers from Bowie’s catalog of Black Ice Cream, Khruangbin, Jeff Parker, We Are KING, Meshell Ndegeocello and more. Today, in what would have been Bowie ‘s 74th birthday (and Bowie’ s fifth birthday) Blackstar), BBE shared the first single from Modern love. Listen to the cover of We Are KING from “Space Oddity” below and scroll down to see the tracklist and LP art, illustrated by Cori Maass.
“There were so many amazing Bowie compositions to choose from, but‘ Space Oddity ’has always been our favorite,” Amber of KING and Paris Strother said in a press release. “It’s so visual; it has always felt like traveling through time in a song. It tells such a vivid and imaginative story of Major Tom’s journey through space and it was such a great experience to re-imagine what it would be like on the journey. ”
BBE compiled Modern love to highlight Bowie’s connection to the soul, R&B, jazz, funk and gospel sounds that influenced his own work. The project was curated by music executive and DJ Drew McFadden, alongside BBE Music founder Peter Adarkwah. “I felt like the connection between Bowie and R&B, jazz, funk, gospel and all the soulful stuff had never really been explored,” McFadden told reporters. “At least not so much on the covers, which tend to lean more towards rock and pop. Certainly, there have been many Bowie covers over the years, but none that have taken advantage of what appears to have been a large part of his basic musical style and direction. “
Modern love:
01 Miguel Atwood-Ferguson: “Life on Mars”
02 Black Ice Cream: “Sound & Vision”
03 Kit Sebastian: “Lady Grinning Soul”
04 Jeff Parker / The New Race: “Soul Love” [ft. Ruby Parker]
05 Sessa: “Panic in Detroit”
06 The Hics: “The man who sold the world”
07 Khruangbin: “Correct”
08 Nia Andrews: “Silly Boy Blue”
09 Foxtrott: “Singing of the skeletal family that always circulates”
10 The Rain: “Forward”
11 Eddie Chacon / John Carroll Kirby: “Tonight”
12 Jonsh Mutono: “Modern Love”
13 ingots: “Where we are now”
14 Meshell Ndegeocello: “Fantastic Voyage”
15 Matthew Tavares: “Heroes”
16 We are KING: “Space Oddity”
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